Joy
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I am a multi-disciplinary professional with a strong background in performing arts and wellness practices, currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology.
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Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."
October 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."
UVA researchers have discovered a brand-new organelle in human cells: the hemifusome! This is the first direct observation of hemifusion in living cells. Understanding it could revolutionise knowledge of cellular waste management & unlock insights into neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
Scientists Discover Unknown Organelle Inside Our Cells
The discovery of an unknown organelle inside our cells could open the door to new treatments for devastating inherited diseases.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
UVA researchers have discovered a brand-new organelle in human cells: the hemifusome! This is the first direct observation of hemifusion in living cells. Understanding it could revolutionise knowledge of cellular waste management & unlock insights into neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
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Making a drama about refugees could defuse anti-migrant anger in UK, says Jonathan Pryce
Making a drama about refugees could defuse anti-migrant anger in UK, says Jonathan Pryce
Actor says ‘people aren’t aware of the facts’ and the realities for people living in migrant hotels
A compelling drama about refugees living in Britain could be one way to defuse the rising anger and anti-migrant sentiment in the UK, according to the award-winning actor Jonathan Pryce, who said great TV or film could “open up” the issue.
Pryce told the Guardian that at present the British public has no idea about the day-to-day realities for people living in migrant hotels. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Making a drama about refugees could defuse anti-migrant anger in UK, says Jonathan Pryce
Even inthe face of early structural damage, the brain reallocates, and finds new pathways to sustain complex cognitive functions. It’s a humbling reminder that resilience is not just a psychological phenomenon but also a deeply biological one written into the very architecture of our neural systems.
Studies of unusual brains reveal critical insights into brain organization, function - MIT McGovern Institute
EG (a pseudonym) is an accomplished woman in her early 60s: she is a college graduate and has an advanced professional degree. She has a stellar vocabulary—in the 98th percentile, according to tests—a...
mcgovern.mit.edu
October 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Even inthe face of early structural damage, the brain reallocates, and finds new pathways to sustain complex cognitive functions. It’s a humbling reminder that resilience is not just a psychological phenomenon but also a deeply biological one written into the very architecture of our neural systems.
I never thought I'd laugh at this cartoon under normal circumstances, but thank goodness President Trump changed our sense of humour! Thank you, Trump!
October 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I never thought I'd laugh at this cartoon under normal circumstances, but thank goodness President Trump changed our sense of humour! Thank you, Trump!
The land of the free and the home of the brave sold to real estate agents!
We cannot let the myth of American exceptionalism numb us into imagining we are above devolving into inhumanity.
We have every ingredient in place to become something historically monstrous.
It will happen here unless we refuse to allow it.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/now-that-f...
We have every ingredient in place to become something historically monstrous.
It will happen here unless we refuse to allow it.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/now-that-f...
Now That Fascism is Here...
Fascism isn’t coming to America; it’s here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The land of the free and the home of the brave sold to real estate agents!
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Genel Merkezimizdeki can dostlarımızın gözündeki o saf sevgi bana hep aynı şeyi hatırlatıyor. Bu dünyada kötülüğün hiçbir yeri yok.
Tüm canların yaşam hakkına saygılı, daha adil, daha merhametli bir dünya kurmak insanlığın elinde!
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October 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Zafer ve Mayıs...
Genel Merkezimizdeki can dostlarımızın gözündeki o saf sevgi bana hep aynı şeyi hatırlatıyor. Bu dünyada kötülüğün hiçbir yeri yok.
Tüm canların yaşam hakkına saygılı, daha adil, daha merhametli bir dünya kurmak insanlığın elinde!
#4EkimDünyaHayvanlarıKorumaGünü
Genel Merkezimizdeki can dostlarımızın gözündeki o saf sevgi bana hep aynı şeyi hatırlatıyor. Bu dünyada kötülüğün hiçbir yeri yok.
Tüm canların yaşam hakkına saygılı, daha adil, daha merhametli bir dünya kurmak insanlığın elinde!
#4EkimDünyaHayvanlarıKorumaGünü
When access is judged by traits like jawline or height, it revives the same mindset that once justified eugenics and the marking of Jewish people in Nazi Germany. It begins with “criteria” and ends with exclusion—the illusion of order masking fear of difference.
Hampstead Heath swimming ponds considering limiting transgender users’ access
Hampstead Heath swimming ponds considering limiting transgender users’ access
Trans swimmers currently able to use a mixed pond or either of the segregated ponds for the gender they identify as
A consultation has been launched on transgender swimmers’ access to Hampstead Heath ponds, which could result in them being banned from using the pools for the gender they identify as.
The Kenwood Ladies’ and Highgate Men’s ponds are gender-segregated, with trans people currently able to swim in whichever they feel most appropriate, or use the Heath’s mixed-gender pond instead. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When access is judged by traits like jawline or height, it revives the same mindset that once justified eugenics and the marking of Jewish people in Nazi Germany. It begins with “criteria” and ends with exclusion—the illusion of order masking fear of difference.